(~s)
A ~ is a prayer to God or a respectful request to someone in authority for help. (FORMAL)
He raised his arms in a gesture of ~...
N-VAR
(~s)
A ~ is a prayer to God or a respectful request to someone in authority for help. (FORMAL)
He raised his arms in a gesture of ~...
N-VAR
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012